The Opening Doors Project, in collaboration with Old Sloop Presents and the Club Passim Folk Collective, presents a free performance and conversation with Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock in Rockport, MA.

"Race and Song: A Musical Conversation" was born in 2020 out of a deep bond and nearly 30-year friendship between two veteran musicians and storytelling troubadours. Together in musical conversation, Reggie and Alastair explore complex issues of race, class, gender, and history, framing their lived experiences through music for a program that’s as entertaining as it is educational.

Reggie Harris has traveled the world for over 40 years as a songwriter, storyteller, and lecturer using music and the spoken word to make an impact in education, social and racial justice, the environment, faith and in human and civil rights. He is a teaching artist in the Kennedy Center’s CETA program, a Woodrow Wilson Scholar, Director of Music Education for the Living Legacy Project (leading pilgrimages to Civil Rights landmarks throughout the American South), and a winner of the Spirit of Folk Award from Folk Alliance International, the W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Award, and the Magic Penny Lifetime Achievement Award from the Children’s Music Network.

Alastair Moock is an award-winning singer-songwriter, Grammy-nominated family musician, and co-founder of The Opening Doors Project. He is a charter member of The Folk Collective equity group at Club Passim in Harvard Square, artist advisor to The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame, co-founder of the Melrose Racial Justice Community Coalition in his hometown outside of Boston, and a recipient of the 2024 Phil Ochs Award. The Boston Globe calls him “one of the town’s best and most adventurous songwriters” and The Washington Post declares “every song a gem.”

This program is made possible by the Mass Cultural Council, Someone Else’s Child Foundation, Antonia and Vladimer Kulaev Foundation, Nine Athens Music, Club Passim, and Filmmakers Collaborative.

Admission to the event is FREE, but we kindly welcome donations. Your support enables us to continue making our work accessible to all, thank you!